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What the Bernie Sanders 2020 Campaign Means for Progressives
By Norman Solomon Presidential candidate Kamala Harris began this week in the nation’s first primary state by proclaiming what she isn’t. “The people of New Hampshire will tell me what’s required to compete in New Hampshire,” she said, “but I will tell you I am not a democratic socialist.” Harris continued: “I believe that what voters do…
Bernie and the Black Vote
Jacqueline Luqman and Prof. Lester Spence discuss how Sanders might distinguish himself and contend with Black candidates such as Corey Booker and Kamala Harris
Bernie 2020 Campaign Has Corporate Democrats Running Scared
By Norman Solomon With a launch of the Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign on the near horizon, efforts to block his trajectory to the Democratic presidential nomination are intensifying. The lines of attack are already aggressive — and often contradictory. One media meme says that Bernie has made so much headway in moving the Democratic Party…
Sen. Bernie Sanders Responds to the State of the Union
Sen. Bernie Sanders delivers a response to President Donald Trump’s 2019 State of the Union address
Republican Estate Tax Repeal: An Effort to Avoid Ever Being Taxed
While Sen. Bernie Sanders proposes an important increase in the estate tax, Republicans are gearing for its complete repeal. Morris Pearl of the group Patriotic Millionaires, talks about how the Republicans’ plan would help the rich from ever being taxed
Bernie’s Likely 2020 Bid Could Transform the Political Landscape
By Norman Solomon / Truthout. Another Sanders run could stoke productive tensions between grassroots activism and electoral politics. The likely Bernie Sanders campaign for president offers a boost and a challenge to progressives. From the outset, the campaign’s strength would largely depend on how much synergy develops with social movements on the ground. Much more…
A Look at the Democratic Contenders
Jacqueline Luqman, Editor-in-Chief of the Luqman Nation talks about potential presidential candidates and how they can serve the black community, realistic goals, and what the black community should demand from them and issues to focus on
Who’s Afraid of AOC?
Norman Solomon and Jaqueline Luqman join host Paul Jay to discuss whether the call from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to primary establishment Democrats weakens the party
Trump’s State of Emergency? – with Paul Jay & Gerald Horne
If Donald Trump follows through on his threat to declare a state of emergency, it puts the American state further into deep crisis – with historian Dr. Gerald Horn and host Paul Jay
Bernie Sanders Responds to Trump’s Oval Office Address
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) delivers a response to President Donald Trump’s address to the nation Tuesday night on the shutdown and the President’s demand for funding for a wall